Lochlea distillery
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| location = Ayrshire, Scotland
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| Type = Lowland
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| founded = {{Start date|2018}}
| founder = Neil McGeoch
|stills=2 wash stills
2 spirit stills|capacity=200,000 liters}}
Lochlea distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Ayrshire, Scotland. It produces a Lowland single malt.
History
Lochlea distillery was founded in 2018 by Neil McGeoch, in the on the farm where the Scottish poet Robert Burns once lived and worked.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-08 |title=Distillery on farm where Robert Burns lived to bottle whisky later this year |url=https://guernseypress.com/news/uk-news/2021/06/08/distillery-on-farm-where-robert-burns-lived-to-bottle-whisky-later-this-year/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=guernseypress.com |language=en}} The £6 million investment was planned back in 2014.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-08 |title=Debut whisky from farm where Robert Burns once worked to be bottled this year |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19356510.lochlea-distillery-farm-robert-burns-worked-bottle-first-whisky/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The National |language=en}}
In October 2021, Lochlea launched its inaugural single malt.{{Cite web |last=Carruthers |first=Nicola |date=2021-10-06 |title=Lochlea Distillery reveals inaugural single malt |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2021/10/lochlea-distillery-reveals-inaugural-single-malt/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Spirits Business |language=en-US}} In May 2023, the distillery launched an cask strength whisky.{{Cite web |last=Carruthers |first=Nicola |date=2023-05-23 |title=Lochlea debuts cask strength whisky |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2023/05/lochlea-debuts-cask-strength-whisky/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Spirits Business |language=en-US}}
In October 2023, Lochlea distillery won International Trade Business of the Year award from the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce.{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Erin |date=2023-10-13 |title=Scottish distillery wins Trade Business of the Year award |url=https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2023/10/13/scottish-distillery-wins-trade-business-of-the-year-award/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240101111548/https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2023/10/13/scottish-distillery-wins-trade-business-of-the-year-award/ |archive-date=2024-01-01 |access-date=2025-02-20 |work=Deadline News |language=en-GB}}
In January 2025, Lochlea distillery launched the single malt Our Barley, ahead of Burns Night, the annual celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns.{{Cite web |last=Smail |first=Alexander |date=2025-01-22 |title=The 'Robert Burns whisky' from farm where bard lived is perfect Burns Night dram |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/robert-burns-whisky-distilled-farm-34529222 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}
References
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Category:Distilleries in Scotland